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Egyptian Tour Guide Takes Four Germans Hostage
An Egyptian tour guide armed with a handgun took four German tourists hostage, refusing to release them unless his estranged wife brings the couple's children back from Germany, police and German officials said Tuesday.
Ibrahim Ali el-Sayyed Moussa, 45, kidnapped the four Monday in an area south of the ancient city of Luxor, police said. They said he was using a mobile phone to speak with authorities in Germany and was refusing to speak with local police.
The hostages told German authorities they were in good condition but that Moussa was armed with a handgun and some kind of explosive, said German Foreign Ministry spokesman Andreas Michaelis in Berlin.
In a telephone interview with Abu Dhabi Television, Moussa said he was not armed. He also said he had begged his estranged wife to send him the children and blamed the German government for blocking a settlement with her.
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